Essays about: "Maoist"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word Maoist.

  1. 1. Can the Ideology of an Armed Group Change? : A Discourse Analysis of Ideology

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Inge Volleberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Ideology; Depolarisation; Armed group; Communism; India; PWG; CPI-Maoist;

    Abstract : This thesis tries to fill in the research gap on whether the ideologies of armed groups can change. Tokdemir et al. READ MORE

  3. 2. How have Confucian traditions and values influenced institutional power structures in Maoist ideology?  : A comparative discourse analysis of ideologies enforcing authoritarianism. 

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Larsson; [2020]
    Keywords : China; Confucianism; Maoism; PRC; People’s Republic of China; Philosophy; Totalitarianism; Discourse Analysis; CCP;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis will thoroughly analyze the discourse that is the transformation and interaction of the Maoist ideology with the previous Confucian traditions and its importance in institutional spheres of society in contemporary China. The thesis aims to analyze correlations and causations to the aspect of the rise of Maoism from a non-Communist Chinese society highly influenced by Confucian values and traditions to a Maoist dominated Chinese cultural, social, and political landscape. READ MORE

  4. 3. Fighting in the red corridor - The Naxalites and Indian government’s obstacle to reach the negotiation table

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Carlsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Naxalites; Maoist; Asymmetric Conflict; Ripeness; Intrastate Conflict; India; Contingency Model; Indian Government; Conflict Resolution; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The intrastate conflict between the Maoist inspired rebel group the Naxalites and the Indian government have been active since the late 1960s. This qualitative case study, use parts of Jacob Bercovitch’s framework ‘Contingency Model of Mediation’ to interpret the obstacles found in this case, in order to reach a successful negotiation situation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Labour Shortages in China’s Dual-Sector Economy: Has the world’s workshop exhausted its comparative advantage – people?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Elise Park; [2017]
    Keywords : Lewis Turning Point; China; Labour Shortages; Economic Development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2004, acute labour shortages were first observed in labour-intensive export-processing sectors in China’s coastal provinces. Paired with rising wages in rural and urban areas, many economists have claimed China has reached its Lewis Turning Point of economic development. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Ideological Transformation of the Icon Chairman Mao during the Four Modernisations period : As illustrated by "Melody of Youth, Beautiful Soul"

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Kinesiska

    Author : Jeremy Biggs; [2016]
    Keywords : Chinese; China; Deconstruction; Iconography; Mao Zedong; Iconographic transformation; Ideology; Maoism; Four Modernisations; Hauntology;

    Abstract : After Chairman Mao's death, in the late 1980's, Mao was removed from official government communications and his iconography transformed from having a specific meaning generation role linked to Maoist ideology, to becoming available for use as a commodity. In this research I use cultural theorist Jacques Derrida's theory of Hauntology and the deconstruction method to analyse a representative Chinese Propaganda poster, "Melody of Youth, Beautiful Soul", in order to ascertain the effect Mao's death had on the Iconography of Chairman Mao, and how Mao is ideologically transformed during this period. READ MORE